Accidental, Natural and Social Fire Risk (ANSFR) Project

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1 Accidental, Natural and Social Fire Risk (ANSFR) Project The prevention and diminution of the human and financial costs of fire through effective risk assessment and management Rob Stacey Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service

2 Content 1. Project partners 2. Need for the project 3. Aim of the project 4. Project design 5. Key actions of the project 6. Key outputs of the project

3 ANSFR Project - Accidental, Natural and Social 1. Project Partners and Funding January 2009 to December 2010 Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service Frederikssund Fire Department Nucleo Investigativo Antincendi Emergency Services College

4 Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service, UK Land area: 5013 km² ; population of 300,000 50% population live in 5% land area Traditional Fire and Rescue Operations Wildfire fighting, marine response, arson reduction, community safety Long term strategic aim improve social, economic and environmental well-being of residents Preventing fires and emergencies before they happen

5 Frederikssund Fire Department, Denmark Jutland Funen Frederikssund Sjælland Copenhagen!! Located in Sjælland, 50km NW of Copenhagen Municipality covers area of 260 km² ; population of 44,102 Traditional Fire and Rescue Operations Fire prevention a key priority

6 Nucleo Investigativo Antincendi (NIA), Italy Dipartmento dei Vigili del Fuoco (Italian Fire Fighters Corp) Principal activity is study and analysis of causes of fires and explosions Fire simulations, safety of commercial products Based in Rome investigating fires across Italy! Rome

7 Emergency Services College, Finland Kuopio central Finland 390km from Helsinki Provides education and training under supervision of Ministry of Interior Research and Development Unit: 10 employees coordinates research activities of Finnish rescue services Vaasa Turku Oulu Kuopio Helsinki

8 ANSFR Project - Accidental, Natural and Social 2. The Need for the Project Traditionally, Fire and Rescue Services as reactive Fire and Rescue Services Act (2004) (UK) legal obligation to prevent fires and reduce risk of fires Fire and Rescue Services must be proactive & reactive Must identify, quantify and manage fire risks Must work to prevent and reduce fire risks Project partners successfully reducing fire risk - However, need for more comprehensive risk assessment and management frameworks

9 3. Aim of the Project To reduce the financial and human cost of accidental, natural and social fires throughout Europe. To develop innovative tools and frameworks to assist in the identification, quantification, management and reduction of fire risk

10 ANSFR Project - Accidental, Natural and Social 4. Project Design 3 key areas: Accidental Fires electrical fault, negligence Natural Fires grassland, woodland, moorland Social Fires nuisance fires, fire crime, bonfires More precise definitions to be developed during the project by the partners

11 5. Key Actions 1. Assemble existing information on fire risk assessment and management Project partners Questionnaire surveys 2. Develop fire risk assessment framework solutions Accidental, Natural and Social Fire Risk Framework Models Agriculture, Forestry, Industrial/Commercial, Domestic 3. Stimulate permanent and ongoing collaboration between fire professionals 4. Develop interactive learning tools to facilitate promotion and dissemination of the risk assessment frameworks

12 ANSFR Project - Accidental, Natural and Social 6. Key Outputs 1. Delivery of 4 regional workshops 2. Creation of an exemplary electronic web-based portal to facilitate EU-wide exchange of best practice 3. Creation of online training modules teaching the frameworks and principles developed to others 4. Delivery of a European conference Hosted in Northumberland, England Co-organised by all partners Dissemination and discussion of the project work 5. Final project report

13 ANSFR Project - Accidental, Natural and Social Thank you for listening! Rob Stacey Arson Task Force Project Officer Northumberland Fire and Rescue Service rstacey@northumberland.gov.uk Tel: +44 (0)